Episode 75: Debriefing Debris: Historical Collecting - a podcast by Xan Peters and Joe Cimino

On today's tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, inside the museum's hall of Rococo paintings, where they will be talking about the history of museum display and collecting. Upon discussing the history of the French Revolution and its consequences on the art world, Xan describes the collecting style of Edmond de Goncourt, A French private collector and curator. Meanwhile, Joe discusses his run-ins with the Museum of Anthropology in Florence, Italy, and the issues with removing context from historical objects.

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